untie
gb/ʌntˈaɪ/ us/ʌntˈaɪ/
B1
Englanti
kiold, kibont, kicsomóz, eloldoz, elold
VERBI
B1
1
Käyttömalli:
untie [something]
Can you help me untie this knot? It’s too tight.
Segítenél kioldani ezt a csomót? Túl szoros.
She bent down to untie her shoelaces before coming inside.
Lehajolt, hogy kioldja a cipőfűzőjét, mielőtt bejött.
He carefully untied the ribbon on the gift box.
Oppijaesimerkit
I untied my shoes.
Kioldottam a cipőfűzőmet.
Please untie the ribbon.
Kérlek, oldd ki a szalagot.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes use *open* instead of *untie* for shoelaces; *open* is not used for knots.
Merkitys
undo a knot or bow
Kollokaatiot
untie your shoelaces
|untie a knot
|untie a bow
|untie a ribbon
|untie the rope
|untie the string
|untie the package
|untie the bag
|untie a scarf
|untie your hair
Synonyymit
undo (Often used for knots and fastenings in general.)
|
unfasten (More general; not only for knots (e.g., buttons, straps).)
Antonyymit
tie (To make a knot or bow.)
|
knot (To form a knot in a rope or string.)
Teemat
daily_life
|clothing
|tools
Määritelmä
To make something not tied by undoing the knot.
To loosen and remove a knot or bow in a rope, string, shoelaces, etc., so it is no longer tied.
VERBI
B2
2
Käyttömalli:
untie [someone/something] (from [something])
They untied the dog and let it run in the yard.
Eloldották a kutyát, és hagyták, hogy szaladgáljon az udvaron.
The magician asked a volunteer to untie his hands.
A bűvész megkért egy önkéntest, hogy oldozza el a kezét.
She untied the boat from the dock before pushing off.
Oppijaesimerkit
He untied the dog.
Eloldotta a kutyát.
They untied her hands.
Eloldozták a kezét.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Don’t confuse *untie* (remove a rope/knot) with *release* (let someone go in general).
Merkitys
free someone or something bound
Kollokaatiot
untie someone
|untie his hands
|untie her wrists
|untie the dog
|untie the boat
|untie the horse
|untie someone from a chair
|untie the prisoner
|untie the rope around
|untie the straps
Synonyymit
unbound (Focuses on removing bindings; less common in everyday speech.)
|
free (More general; may not specify that ropes or knots were involved.)
Antonyymit
tie up (To bind or restrain with rope, string, etc.)
|
bind (To restrain by tying or wrapping tightly.)
Teemat
daily_life
|animals
|safety
Määritelmä
To free someone or something that is tied.
To remove or loosen what is tying someone or something up, so that they are no longer bound or restrained.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
untie
IPA
GB/ʌntˈaɪ/
US/ʌntˈaɪ/
Tavut ja painotus
un - tie (2 tavua)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tie)
Taivutusmuodot
Verb
- Base: untie
- 3rd Person Singular: unties
- Present Participle: untying
- Past: untied
Ilmaukset
untie someone’s hands
1/ʌntˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈændz/
idiom
give someone freedom to act
To let someone do something without rules stopping them.
Esimerkit
- If you untie her hands, she’ll find a faster way to finish the project.
- Budget cuts tied our hands, but the new funding will untie them.
- The manager untied the team’s hands and told them to choose their own tools.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The boss untied my hands to solve the problem.
untie the knot
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə nˈɑt/
idiom
literary
solve a complicated problem
To solve a difficult problem.
Esimerkit
- It took a mediator to untie the knot between the two departments.
- We need to untie the knot of regulations before anything can change.
- Months of careful negotiation finally untied the knot.
untie the purse strings
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə pˈɚs stɹˈɪŋz/
idiom
start spending money more freely
To be willing to spend money.
Esimerkit
- The company finally untied the purse strings for staff training.
- We’re hoping the council will untie the purse strings and fund the repairs.
- After months of delays, investors untied the purse strings and the project moved forward.
Oppijaesimerkit
- They untied the purse strings and bought new computers.